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ILIGHT DEPARTMENT I
The city owns and operates the local po er company. The city has
service rights extending out one mile in all directions from the city
limits and presently serves this area.
~he city buys its power from the C rolina Po er and Light Company.
Po er is first run throu h the central substation on I1cKay Street and is
then distributed throu h three feeder lines throughout Laurinburg. The
power system is split into a northern system and a southern system and a
central usiness district loop. At the present time these systems oper­ate
on 4160 nyn, ut lans call for the conversion of these s stems to a
14,000 volt system. The conversion of poles and insulators for this proj­ect
is already underwa •
The city has maintained a high efficiency in its Light Department oper­ation
wit the power loss for the entire city s stem beOng less than 5% for
the year of 1960.
T.e operatio of the Light Department is completely self-sustaining
and costs of expansions or conversions will be borne b. the light reve­nues.
The ownershi of tbjs system produces revenue for the city that
greatly assists in financing of many other city projects.
The total authorized stren th of the Laurinburg Police Department is
sixteen persons. These men are orkin in t 0 divisions - staff and detec­tive.
At the resent time tre department has three radio police cars and
one motorcycle. These vehicles are directed by a well organized radio sys­tem
located in the City Hall.
At the present time the city is usin the county jail jointly with the
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ILIGHT DEPARTMENT I
The city owns and operates the local po er company. The city has
service rights extending out one mile in all directions from the city
limits and presently serves this area.
~he city buys its power from the C rolina Po er and Light Company.
Po er is first run throu h the central substation on I1cKay Street and is
then distributed throu h three feeder lines throughout Laurinburg. The
power system is split into a northern system and a southern system and a
central usiness district loop. At the present time these systems oper­ate
on 4160 nyn, ut lans call for the conversion of these s stems to a
14,000 volt system. The conversion of poles and insulators for this proj­ect
is already underwa •
The city has maintained a high efficiency in its Light Department oper­ation
wit the power loss for the entire city s stem beOng less than 5% for
the year of 1960.
T.e operatio of the Light Department is completely self-sustaining
and costs of expansions or conversions will be borne b. the light reve­nues.
The ownershi of tbjs system produces revenue for the city that
greatly assists in financing of many other city projects.
The total authorized stren th of the Laurinburg Police Department is
sixteen persons. These men are orkin in t 0 divisions - staff and detec­tive.
At the resent time tre department has three radio police cars and
one motorcycle. These vehicles are directed by a well organized radio sys­tem
located in the City Hall.
At the present time the city is usin the county jail jointly with the
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